Anurag Barua explores, in depth, the SAP Formula Library and the Application Programming Interface (API) Library. Both are two tools that extend and expand the power of the Microsoft Excel Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) programming language macros and add value to data.

Caetano Almeida shows you how to use SAP BusinessObjects Analysis with SAP S/4HANA to visualize manufacturing reports with live data, directly in Microsoft Excel. He focuses on the use of SAP BusinessObjects Analysis and how the SAP S/4HANA data sources can be used for manufacturing reports.

Ingo Hilgefort shows how to use SAP BusinessObjects Cloud (formerly SAP Cloud for Analytics) to leverage your own corporate information. Learn the details for uploading information, fine-tuning the generated model, and then using the information as part of a visual story, which you can then share with others.

Ned Falk discusses the integration between BusinessObjects Analysis, edition for Microsoft Office, and Design Studio features. Specifically, learn how to pass two features, calculations and conditional formatting, into a Design Studio Application from the BusinessObjects Analysis, edition for Microsoft Office, reporting tool that built them.

Ingo Hilgefort provides a comprehensive overview of SAP BusinessObjects Cloud (formerly SAP Cloud for Analytics) and its capabilities. This introductory article is useful for companies that are deciding whether a move to a cloud-based analytics environment is right for them.

Ingo Hilgefort offers a condensed but complete overview of the SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence portfolio, including the new SAP Cloud for Analytics. Use this guide to help you evaluate your company’s requirements, carefully select the products that best match those requirements, and determine which ones are safe investments for the future roadmap.

Sergei Peleshuk reviews several presentation-layer BI tools from the BusinessObjects 4.0 portfolio. He introduces a number of criteria to help identify which tool is more appropriate for certain business applications or user groups.

In this exclusive report by Hillary Bliss, take a walk into the world of the SAP suite of predictive tools with an in-depth tour of the new SAP Predictive Analytics 2.0 and how it ties into SAP HANA and SAP Lumira. Learn the importance of general predictive modeling concepts, and then apply those concepts as part of a bigger discussion about the architecture and features of SAP Predictive Analytics. Finally, get an early peek at what’s coming for SAP’s predictive tools in the near future.

Thierry Audas goes into detail about SAP’s vision and strategy for positioning SAP BusinessObjects Analysis as an alternative to SAP Business Explorer (SAP BEx) and shows how to smoothly transition to SAP BusinessObjects BI solutions.